In Chicago, the Thanksgiving Drive benefited the Northern Illinois Food Bank an organization that provides nutritious food and innovative feeding programs to more than 71,000 people each week.

Approximately $1,850 was collected in online donations, which helped to feed nearly 500 people, and more than 100 pounds of nonperishable food items were collected during the two-week drive. Chicago team members delivered the food items to the organization to distribute to families in time for the holiday.

“We are so thankful for the donations from David Weekley Homes, which help our mission to feed our neighbors,” said Hanah, Papp, Northern Illinois Food Bank Special Events Coordinator. “We definitely look forward to working with them in the future.”

The drive was an initiative of the company’s CARE program, which is a charitable and volunteer program that joins team members with homeowners, homebuyers, community partners and local nonprofit organizations to live out its purpose, Building Dreams, Enhancing Lives in all the communities in which it builds. This is accomplished by company team members volunteering countless hours to different organizations in their communities and by The David Weekley Family Foundation donating more than $100 million to a variety of organizations throughout the U.S. and abroad over the past 20 years.

About David Weekley Homes

David Weekley Homes, founded in 1976, is headquartered in Houston and operates in 22 cities across the United States. David Weekley Homes was the first builder in the United States to be awarded the Triple Crown of American Home Building, an honor which includes “America’s Best Builder,” “National Housing Quality Award” and “National Builder of the Year.” Weekley has also appeared nine times on FORTUNE magazine’s “100 Best Companies to Work For®” list. Since inception, David Weekley Homes has closed more than 80,000 homes. For more information about David Weekley Homes, please visit the company’s website at www.davidweekleyhomes.com.